The Atlantic
How Parents Influence Kids' Gender Roles
“In our home, I take on a lot of responsibilities that previous generations would have scoffed at,” says Whit Honea, a co-founder of Dads 4 Change. In a new episode of Home School, The Atlantic’s animated series about parenting, Honea...
True Calling
Stay at home Dad
Michael Keaton did it first in Mr. Mom. As a stay-at-home parent, Ben Brunton is doing it all: cooking and cleaning, repairs and renovations, and breaking down outdated gender roles. Here's a peek into what being a stay-at-home dad is...
PBS
The Bronies Phenomenon
You might assume that the animated TV series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" is for little girls, but Bronies - adult men who sincerely LOVE the show, and aren't afraid to admit it - would differ. Many people are baffled, even...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
German Command Form (Imperative) - Deutsch lernen
This is an overview of how to make the command form in German. I teach how to form commands with du, ihr, Sie, and wir in German. I also talk about some odd things that happen with the grammar with them. I give examples and some practice...
Science360
What does a civil engineer do? - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be a civil engineer? What does a civil engineer do all day? Ken Maschke shows us some of the latest engineering projects taking place at Thornton Tomasatti and what his typical day is like inside and outside the...
Mediacorp
Bachelor Life and the Changing Dynamics of Marriage in Bulandshahr
This video explores the challenges faced by bachelors in Bulandshahr, India, where the shortage of women has led to changing gender roles within families. It also discusses the prevalence of arranged marriages in India and the...
KERA
Student Juggles Classes, Work and Softball Team
A high-school senior at Duncanville High School in Texas is juggling classes with a part-time job and her role as manager of her school’s softball team. At home, she helps her mother pay the bills and cares for her younger brother. After...
Neuro Transmissions
How does marijuana affect your brain?
Marijuana is getting more and more popular every year. Public sentiment is shifting and states across the U.S. have begun legalizing pot for medical and recreational use. But what does marijuana do to your brain? How does weed work in...
Bozeman Science
Population Variation
Paul Andersen explains the importance of genetic variation within a population. He begins with a discussion of the devil facial tumor that is a form of cancer transferred between Tasmanian devils. He then explains how a decrease in...
Natural History Museum
Gender Equality in a Planetary Emergency | Our Broken Planet
Women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. They are also leading the way as the most active and effective agents and campaigners of action against the environmental challenges we all face. To prevent, adapt and mitigate...
Natural History Museum
POSTPONED Gender Equality in a Planetary Emergency | Our Broken Planet
This event has been postponed, please check back soon for a new date. Women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. They are also leading the way as the most active and effective agents and campaigners of action against...
The Royal Institution
How Neurononsense Keeps Women in Their Place - with Gina Rippon
Have new brain imaging techniques really revealed that women and men are ‘hardwired’ for their gender roles? Or has neuroscience become misappropriated to justify gender gaps? Professor of cognitive neuroimaging Gina Rippon investigates....
The Royal Institution
Q&A - How Neurononsense Keeps Women in Their Place
What does neuroscience have to say about transgender issues? Do the things we’re told about how boys and girls learn dictate how they really do learn? What role does differences in hormones in males and females have? Gina Rippon answers...
Curated Video
Lighting a Path: Women Solar Engineers Transform Zanzibar Communities
Women attending the Barefoot College in Zanzibar are learning solar power engineering, bucking a tradition of entrenched gender roles and marginalization in the workforce. They come from villages across East Africa, where many homes are...
Curated Video
UN Free & Equal: The Lesson
Every day, lesbian, gay, bi, trans (LGBT) and intersex kids – and other children seen as defying gender stereotypes - are bullied at school, at home and in their community. Bullying can take many forms –from taunting and name-calling to...
Curated Video
Daily Life in the Colonies
From bustling cities to quiet farms, colonial life was filled with the diverse experiences of European settlers, Indigenous communities, and the enslaved.
Curated Video
The Truth About Lying: Why We Do It and Its Impact
Dive into the complex world of deception with an insightful exploration into why lying is a pervasive part of human behavior. From little white lies to elaborate falsehoods, learn about the psychological and social functions of lying....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lyn Ossome - Teachers Make a Difference
Lyn Ossome is Senior Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Kampala. She holds a PhD in Political Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and was previously Postdoctoral Fellow at the...
TED Talks
Shad Begum: How women in Pakistan are creating political change
Activist Shad Begum has spent her life empowering women to live up to their full potential. In a personal talk, she shares her determined struggle to improve the lives of women in her deeply religious and conservative community in...
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Roman Basilica
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...
Curated Video
Slum kids confronting sexism in Mumbai
Why don’t boys do housework in Mumbai? Why do girls have to fight for an education? This is the first in an ongoing series about programs that challenge teenagers to reimagine male and female roles around the world. The World Economic...
Curated Video
Post-war Machismo: Be a Man
At 15, Dragan Kisin was beating kids up, drinking, and getting in all sorts of trouble. His father had left home to avoid gambling debts, and his mother was in despair. Then Dragan joined the Be a Man club in Bosnia and Herzegovina's...
Curated Video
Afghan woman who defied Taliban now in exile working for Afghan girls
For years, Rahela Sidiqi risked her life to educate Afghan women and men living under the austere rule of the Taliban. When the hardline Taliban seized power in 1996 they set about imposing conservative, tribal village codes of conduct...
PBS
Defying Convention | Little Women
Jo's decision not to marry her childhood friend Laurie broke the hearts of many readers—but it also represented Little Women's successful break from traditional nineteenth-century gender roles. A short clip illustrates Jo's desire to...